Falcatula penumbra
| Falcatula penumbra | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Falcatula |
| Species: | F. penumbra |
| Binomial name | |
| Falcatula penumbra (Clark, 1936)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Falcatula penumbra is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
It is very similar to Falcatula falcatus, but the upperside ground colour of the head, thorax and wings is darker brown with a more strongly developed pattern of dark brown transverse lines and bands.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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